Beneath The Horizon - Felix Sylvester

**Sven is screaming, with all of his pent up anger, frustration and rage spewing out as he directs it all on himself.**

Something's strange... Something just moves in that corner.

I think I have gone insane now, my mind's playing tricks on me as I have not slept for three days in a row. 

But No... there is something there.... no someone. 

A cat. 

I have seen him somewhere.... That silhouette feels familiar, but how?

A white mackerel black striped tabby cat, its tail swaying and he's totally staring at me disappointed.

I blink in disbelief thinking its a illusion... but it doesn't go away. 

I don't understand, where the hell did it come from? did I leave the door open or something?

"You sure know how to sulk around like a lil baby Sven." 

Now I have definitely gone mad.... it just spoke. I stare at it and it stares back at me with its glowing emerald eyes... I feel a mix of fear and amusement. Damn I must have finally lost it, maybe when your life is falling apart you start to imagine talking animals.

"Who.... Who are you?" I ask in slight fear. 

"The name's Felix, Felix Sylvester."

Felix.... now I remember, I was the one who came up with the name.... the name for my pet cat that I lost almost a decade ago, I even gave him my last name. Is this a dream or a nightmare..?

"Kid, why are you lookin at me with that freaky expression." He said so casually as if it was the most normal thing for a cat to say. 

"Why the hell are you even here? Didn't you run away from home a decade ago?"

Felix stretches, yawns and walks towards me with his four small paws and pounces on my bed and sits looking straight at me. 

"I am here to help you Sven.... I am tired of seeing you sulk around all day. I thought it was about time someone pulled you outa the pit you dug yourself."

"Help!... the hell you mean help.... You're a fucking cat."

"Shut up Sven, now get up and pour me some milk, also arrange some cat food if you can."

"what the fuck... why would I do that? what even are you..?"

"Enough shitty questions Sven, lets chat about your current situation over some evening tea. I would like my milk lukewarm in a bowl please."

I am in a state of shock but also amazed. I get some milk ready for him and brew myself some hot tea. I arrange a table overlooking my bed and serve Felix the milk, he climbs over the table and I sit down on my bed with my tea looking at him.

"Sven... kid... You gotta get your life together in one piece man.... use your suspension time to patch up your broken life."

"What's the point?" I mutter to him looking down on my tea and viewing my own reflection on it. 

"What's the point of anything I do?... Nothing changes, no matter how hard I try I always fail."

Felix licks up some milk and looks at me with a bit of sympathy and pity. 

"You're not wrong kid. Life can be hard with the people in it cruel. Most of them are. But you will find some people who really care and understand you."

I laugh slightly as if I am mocking my own life.

"Someone..? understanding...? Me? ME!?.... Impossible.

Felix sighs and swings his tail in annoyance. 

"Kid, you're seeing the things around you negatively from the wrong perspective. Life sure is painful and hard but the beauty is when you fight and resist the problems and emerge victorious."

He pauses to lick some more milk. 

"Find the meaning of your life... a purpose to fight through pain." 

"Meaning...? What meaning could possibly be there in all of this??"

Felix tilts his head then licks his paws and wipes his head. 

"Its up to you to figure out. But trust me. There's more to it than meets the eye Sven."

His words sink into me... I don't know what to think, but for the first time in a long time, I feel… something. Not hope, but a sense of curiosity. What if he's right?

"So what should I do now Felix?"

Felix smiles... a warm familiar smile, a comfortable expression.

"You take one step at a time, add another step the one more... Then when you look back, you would have climbed a long way from where you were."

"Maybe you're right.."

"Yes, Of course I am right Sven. How about for starters you take me for a evening walk."

"Heh, What?!"